US troubled by reports of flawed Egyptian local elections
WASHINGTON: The United States is criticizing local elections in Egypt.White House Press Secretary Dana Perino says the United States is troubled by reports of widespread electoral violations. Egyptians largely avoided…
King Abdullah meets Mubarak in Sharm El-Sheikh
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Wednesday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss disagreements among Arab states, Lebanon s political crisis…
'New kind of terrorism' could target Egypt, says analyst
CAIRO: This week Egyptian police revealed that they are on the tail of two Sudanese men believed to be in possession of a quantity of explosives and planning attacks against…
Kefaya leader arrested after April 6 strike, more detentions expected
CAIRO: Members of the Kefaya Movement for Change held a press conference at the Journalists' Syndicate on Thursday to protest the detention of Director-General of Kefaya George Ishaq.Ishaq was arrested…
Italian trade tour seeks to bolster small business ties with Egypt
CAIRO: Amid the three-day flurry of handshaking, card trading and power lunching that defined the Confederation of Italian Industries trade tour to Egypt this week, the role of economic ties…
IFC, IDA partner to minimize business start-up procedures
CAIRO: Aiming to streamline Egypt's business start-up procedures, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced Wednesday it would roll out its successful One-Stop Shop project nationwide.The IFC - the private sector…
A sum that doesn't add much to its parts
Villa Grey has been the host of three exhibitions prior to the current one, Tamima Fahmi's "Sum of all Parts. But unlike Fahmi's the first three were quite successful. The…
The comedy of horror
Fans of 1970s' British comedy will remember the Benny Hill Show, which featured a skit during which scantily-clad attractive young ladies chased after Benny in public places, at fast-forward high…
Cairo's medieval majesty
The trajectory of Cairo's history has always resembled a struggle for self-immortalization. Lest their memory became a muffled gulp from the depths of the mighty Nile, sultans and presidents, invested,…
Mexican writer searches for the 'Arab' in Latin American culture
Traveling to Morocco was a starting point for Mexican writer Alberto Ruy-Sánchez who, for the past few years, has been tracing out a new map, one that would bring Mexico…